University Partnership between
the School of Urban and Public Affairs University of Texas at Arlington and the
University of Montenegro, Montenegro

Project start date and end date: September 2003 to
August 2006.

Project
Co-Director: Djordjije Blazic - President Agency for Local Democracy and
Partnership Montenegro, Organizational Sciences Faculty "Management of the
Public Administration" the University of Belgrade, Philosophy Faculty at the
University of Novi Pazar

The goal
of the partnership is to strengthen the capacity and reputation of the
University of Montenegro and School of Urban and Public Affairs at the
University of Texas at Arlington as purveyors of public management education,
encourage the transfer or relevant knowledge and broaden the exposure of SUPA/UTA
faculty to a country in transition. The mail objectives are:

1.Development of a Certificate Program in
Public Management (CPPM). The project’s long –term goal is to formalize and
sustain a relationship between the collaborative partners who share the purpose
of achieving continuous improvement in public services through creation of a
public management education program for Montenegro headquartered in Podgorica at
a new Partnership Training and Policy Research (PT&PR) Center.

2.Creation of a Training and Policy Research
(PT&PR) Center in Podgorica for the coordination of curriculum development,
outreach and program administration during and after the three-year grant
period.

3.Collaboration of faculties and from the
University of Montenegro and SUPA/UTA in offering at least two policy research
seminars each year for students, other faculty and interested public officials
in Montenegro and in the United States on topics of mutual interest and benefit.

4.Development of a Montenegrin project
Advisory Council comprised of key officials from the University of Montenegro,
Ministry of Justice, Republic of Montenegro, and NGOs to provide advice and give
credibility to the PT&PR Center in Podgorica and its activities.

5.Organize a major regional conference for
Serbian-Montenegrin and Eastern European officials and trainers at the
University of Montenegro to showcase results of the Certificate program.

Collaborative objectives will result in new
training and research capacity to support increased effectiveness of public
management in Montenegro. This partnership will provide SUPA/UTA with a unique
and rare opportunity to study the challenges facing a society in transition.

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